diff --git a/desktop-shell/shell.c b/desktop-shell/shell.c
index 3793614..a60a3aa 100644
--- a/desktop-shell/shell.c
+++ b/desktop-shell/shell.c
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@
 #include "desktop-shell-server-protocol.h"
 #include "workspaces-server-protocol.h"
 #include "shared/config-parser.h"
+#include "shared/helpers.h"
 #include "xdg-shell-server-protocol.h"
 
 #define DEFAULT_NUM_WORKSPACES 1